EP2670283B1 - Coffee machine exhibiting a selective loading device of a coffee capsule into an infusor - Google Patents
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- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- the present invention relates to a coffee machine exhibiting a selective loading device of a coffee capsule into an infusor.
- the rotating drum is positioned in general above the upper base of the coffee machine and significantly contributes to increasing the vertical size of the coffee machine, thus creating potential limitations in use thereof, for example in a case of a presence of shelves or cupboards obstructing the correct positioning of the coffee machine.
- the geometry of the rotating drum also has a negative effect as regards best use of the spaces, and contributes to increasing the overall size of the coffee machine.
- the circular plan shape of the rotating drum must be contained within the quadrangular plan shape of the coffee machine. Maximum exploitation of the available surface on the upper base of the coffee machine is thus obtained when the circular shape of the rotating drum is contained within the quadrangular shape of the coffee machine.
- a coffee machine has an elongate quadrangular plan shape in a direction, the constraint of having to contain the circular shape of the rotating drum within the quadrangolar shape of the coffee machine leads to considerable waste of space left unused above the upper base of the coffee machine at the residual part of the quadrangular shape of the coffee machine.
- the technical objective set by the present invention is, therefore, to realise a coffee machine exhibiting a selective loading device of a coffee capsule into an infusor which enables elimination of the technical drawbacks noted in the prior art.
- an aim of the invention is to realise a coffee machine exhibiting a selective loading device of a coffee capsule into an infusor which optimises the occupation of the spaces normally available on the coffee machine and limits the overall size in height thereof.
- a further aim of the invention is to realise a coffee machine in which a selective loading device of a coffee capsule into an infusor is structurally simple, effective and reliable.
- the advancement line preferably exhibits a straight development.
- the advancement line preferably develops substantially horizontally.
- Said channel and said conveyor screw preferably exhibit the longitudinal axe thereof straight and parallel to the straight development direction of said advancement line.
- Said channel is preferably positioned in a housing present at the upper base of the coffee machine and exhibiting an openable cover for access to the channel.
- a fixed descending conveyor is preferably positioned below said release section, common for all the advancement lines, along which the capsule released from a release section is slidable and/or rollable by gravitational fall towards a section that is vertically aligned to the underlying infusor at which the capsule is released.
- Said conveyor screw preferably exhibits, at the base thereof, an activating cam of a microswitch for interrupting the rotation of the motor which activates said conveyor screw when the stack of capsules advances by a step.
- the motor is preferably positioned at the rear portion of the upper base of the coffee machine.
- the loading device is extremely compact and optimises the occupation of the spaces of the coffee machine, since the providing of the loading device, which exhibits a substantially horizontal development that can involve up to the whole extension of the upper base of the coffee machine, does not significantly contribute to increasing the overall dimension of the coffee machine in a vertical direction. This enables positioning the coffee machine with greater flexibility, even in more restricted spaces having a height limited for example due to the present of shelving or cupboards.
- the loading device is safe and reliable in function, as it exploits a mechanism that is suitable for ensuring selective supply of a single capsule to the infusor.
- the coffee machine 1 exhibits, in a known way, a cup rest 2, a control panel 3 with the controls 4, a coffee dispenser 5 suitable for dispensing the beverage to an underlying cup (not shown) positionable on the cup rest 2, an infusor (not shown) having an opening configuration with an infusion chamber for positioning the coffee capsule internally thereof and a closing configuration of the infusions chamber for performing the infusion with the coffee capsule inserted therein, a boiler (not illustrated) and a pump (not illustrated) for supplying the infusor with the heated infusion water from the boiler.
- the coffee machine 1 is equipped with a selective loading device of a coffee capsule into the infusor.
- the loading device comprises at least an advancement line L having motorised means of automatic transport for the movement by a determined step of at least a stack 6 of capsules 7, 9 towards a release section 8.
- the loading device exhibits a plurality of advancement lines L, each for advancing a respective stack 6 of capsules 7, 9 towards a respective release section 8.
- Respective manual command means are provided for each advancement line L, which manual command means are for enabling advancement of the stack 6 of capsules 7, 9 by a step at a time.
- Each advancement line L is configured such that for each advancement by a step of the stack 6 of capsules 7, 9, the head capsule 9 selectively reaches the release section 8.
- Each advancement line L develops in a substantially horizontal straight direction from the rear part to the front part of the upper base 10 of the coffee machine 1.
- the advancement lines L are thus parallel and are ordered in a common horizontal plan.
- a conveyor 13 is present below the release sections 8, which conveyor 13 is suitable to convey the head capsule 9 released by the release section 8 of any advancement line L by gravitational fall towards the infusor.
- the conveyor 13 is configured with two ramps 19, 20 converging towards a lower central section 21 exhibiting a release opening of the capsule by gravitation fall to the underlying infusion chamber in the infusor.
- the conveyor 13 further exhibits containing walls 22 suitable for keeping the orientation (horizontal in the present case) of the axis A of the capsules unaltered during the sliding and/or rolling.
- the conveyor 13 can be absent as the release section 8 can release the head capsule 9 directly to the infusor to which the release section 8 is vertically aligned.
- Each advancement line L comprises a support and guide channel 14 in which the stack 6 of capsules 7, 9 is positioned.
- the conveying means comprise and conveyor screw 11 for each advancement line L.
- the channel 14 and the conveyor screw 11 exhibit the straight longitudinal axis thereof parallel to the straight development direction of the advancement line L.
- the channel 14 exhibits, at an upper side thereof, windows 16 having a complementary shape to the capsules 7, 9 for introducing each of the capsules 7, 9 into a corresponding window 16 with a compulsory orientation suitable for correct engagement with the conveyor screw 11.
- each window 16 exhibits a substantially complementary shape to the shape of the section of the capsule 7, 9 containing the axis A of the capsule 7, 9 itself.
- the windows 16 all exhibit a same orientation such as to guarantee the positioning with the same orientation of all the capsules 7, 9 in the channel 14, in particular with the axis A parallel and lying in a common vertical plane.
- the axis A of the capsules 7, 9 in the channel 14 in particular is slightly inclined with respect to the axis of the channel 14 itself
- All the channels 14 provided are positioned in a housing 17 present at the upper base of the coffee machine 1 and the housing is provided with an openable cover 18 which allows direct access to the channels 14 by the user.
- the conveyor screw 11 can be of a spring type (not shown) or of a screw type (shown).
- each capsule is positioned between two adjacent spires of the conveyor screw.
- the thread 12 of the screw type conveyor screw 11 engages the capsules 7, 9 of the stack 6 present in the channel 14.
- the channel 14 exhibits, in this case, a longitudinal opening 15 for penetration internally thereof of the screw type conveyor screw 11.
- the screw type conveyor screw 11 is in a position underlying the channel 14.
- the pitch of the screw type conveyor screw 11 is such as to enable positioning of each capsule 7, 9 of the stack 6 between two adjacent crests of the thread 12 of the screw type conveyor screw 11.
- the pitch of the screw type conveyor screw 11 is about the same as the height in the axial direction of the capsules 7, 9.
- a motor 23 is present in each advancement line L, at the rear position of the upper base 10 of the coffee machine 1, with a connected reducer, for activating the conveyor screw 11.
- the conveyor screw 11 exhibits, at the base 26, a cam 24 for activating a microswitch 25 for halting rotation of the motor 23.
- the cam 24 is suitable for activating the microswitch at each 360° rotation of the conveyor screw 11, which corresponds to the advancing of the stack 6 of capsules 7, 9 by a step.
- Each manual activating command lastly comprises a button 27 which is suitable for activating the motor 23 of the respective advancement line L in rotation.
- buttons 27 are present at the control panel 3 of the coffee machine 1, each located in a position before the respective advancement line L.
- the user For each advancement line L, the user positions the capsules 7, 9 in the channel 14, introducing them each orientated through a respective window 16.
- each advancement line L is loaded with capsules 7, 9 containing a specific coffee flavouring
- the user can thus select a particular flavour by pressing a control button 27.
- the button 27 activates the motor 23 which halts when the cam 24 activates the microswitch 25, i.e. when the conveyor screw 11 performs a 360° rotation about the axis thereof.
- the conveyor screw 11 pushes with the thread 12 against the base of the capsules 7, 9, causing the stack 6 to advance by a step.
- the head capsule 9 By effect of the advancing by a step, the head capsule 9 reaches the release section 8 which it leaves by gravitation fall, falling such as to be received in the underlying conveyor 13 along which it slides and rolls, still by gravitational effect, up to reaching the opening of the section 21 such as finally to fall into the open infusion chamber with the axis A thereof already orientated in the direction of reciprocal translation of the mobile parts which form the infusion chamber.
- the command electronics of the coffee machine 1, following the pressing of the button, are able to manage the performing of the infusion cycle, by commanding the closure of the infusion chamber after the capsule has reached the infusion chamber.
- the capsule 7 adjacent to the just-released head capsule 9 is brought into the head position of the stack 6 and is ready to be released upon the next activation of the button 27.
Description
- The present invention relates to a coffee machine exhibiting a selective loading device of a coffee capsule into an infusor.
- State of the art coffee machines are for example disclosed in
US 4,724,752 ,US 2008/0038423 A1 andEP 1 935 298 A1 . - Today the market offers coffee machines exhibiting a rotating drum loader which supports vertical stacks of selectively alignable capsules at a collecting section of the lowest capsule of the stack, which is then moved towards the infusor.
- The rotating drum is positioned in general above the upper base of the coffee machine and significantly contributes to increasing the vertical size of the coffee machine, thus creating potential limitations in use thereof, for example in a case of a presence of shelves or cupboards obstructing the correct positioning of the coffee machine.
- The need not to obstruct the wide degree of movement of the parts of the rotating drum requires setting aside large free spaces, which contribute to increasing the overall size of the coffee machine.
- The geometry of the rotating drum also has a negative effect as regards best use of the spaces, and contributes to increasing the overall size of the coffee machine.
- So as not to project laterally from the coffee machine, the circular plan shape of the rotating drum must be contained within the quadrangular plan shape of the coffee machine. Maximum exploitation of the available surface on the upper base of the coffee machine is thus obtained when the circular shape of the rotating drum is contained within the quadrangular shape of the coffee machine. As in general a coffee machine has an elongate quadrangular plan shape in a direction, the constraint of having to contain the circular shape of the rotating drum within the quadrangolar shape of the coffee machine leads to considerable waste of space left unused above the upper base of the coffee machine at the residual part of the quadrangular shape of the coffee machine.
- The technical objective set by the present invention is, therefore, to realise a coffee machine exhibiting a selective loading device of a coffee capsule into an infusor which enables elimination of the technical drawbacks noted in the prior art.
- In the ambit of the above technical objective, an aim of the invention is to realise a coffee machine exhibiting a selective loading device of a coffee capsule into an infusor which optimises the occupation of the spaces normally available on the coffee machine and limits the overall size in height thereof.
- A further aim of the invention is to realise a coffee machine in which a selective loading device of a coffee capsule into an infusor is structurally simple, effective and reliable.
- The technical aim, as well as these and other aims, according to the present invention, are attained by realising a coffee machine according to
claim 1. - The advancement line preferably exhibits a straight development.
- The advancement line preferably develops substantially horizontally.
- Said channel and said conveyor screw preferably exhibit the longitudinal axe thereof straight and parallel to the straight development direction of said advancement line.
- Said channel is preferably positioned in a housing present at the upper base of the coffee machine and exhibiting an openable cover for access to the channel.
- At least in the case in which several advancement lines are present, a fixed descending conveyor is preferably positioned below said release section, common for all the advancement lines, along which the capsule released from a release section is slidable and/or rollable by gravitational fall towards a section that is vertically aligned to the underlying infusor at which the capsule is released.
- Said conveyor screw preferably exhibits, at the base thereof, an activating cam of a microswitch for interrupting the rotation of the motor which activates said conveyor screw when the stack of capsules advances by a step.
- The motor is preferably positioned at the rear portion of the upper base of the coffee machine.
- The loading device is extremely compact and optimises the occupation of the spaces of the coffee machine, since the providing of the loading device, which exhibits a substantially horizontal development that can involve up to the whole extension of the upper base of the coffee machine, does not significantly contribute to increasing the overall dimension of the coffee machine in a vertical direction. This enables positioning the coffee machine with greater flexibility, even in more restricted spaces having a height limited for example due to the present of shelving or cupboards.
- The loading device is safe and reliable in function, as it exploits a mechanism that is suitable for ensuring selective supply of a single capsule to the infusor.
- Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will more fully emerge from the description that follows, of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment of the coffee machine with a selective loading device of a coffee capsule according to the invention, illustrated by way of non-limiting example in the accompanying drawings, in which:
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figure 1 is a plan view from above of the coffee machine; -
figure 2 is a view of the coffee machine offigure 1 , vertically sectioned; -
figure 3 is an axonometric view of the loading device of the machine offigure 1 ; -
figure 4 is a plan view from above of the loading device offigure 3 ; -
figure 5 is a view of the loading device sectioned along line 5-5 offigure 4 ; -
figure 6 is a view of the loading device sectioned along line 6-6 offigure 4 ; -
figure 7 is a view of the loading device sectioned along line 7-7 offigure 4 . - With reference to the above-cited figures, a coffee machine is illustrated, denoted in its entirety by
reference number 1. - The
coffee machine 1 exhibits, in a known way, acup rest 2, acontrol panel 3 with the controls 4, acoffee dispenser 5 suitable for dispensing the beverage to an underlying cup (not shown) positionable on thecup rest 2, an infusor (not shown) having an opening configuration with an infusion chamber for positioning the coffee capsule internally thereof and a closing configuration of the infusions chamber for performing the infusion with the coffee capsule inserted therein, a boiler (not illustrated) and a pump (not illustrated) for supplying the infusor with the heated infusion water from the boiler. - The
coffee machine 1 is equipped with a selective loading device of a coffee capsule into the infusor. - The loading device comprises at least an advancement line L having motorised means of automatic transport for the movement by a determined step of at least a
stack 6 ofcapsules release section 8. - In particular the loading device exhibits a plurality of advancement lines L, each for advancing a
respective stack 6 ofcapsules respective release section 8. - Respective manual command means are provided for each advancement line L, which manual command means are for enabling advancement of the
stack 6 ofcapsules - Each advancement line L is configured such that for each advancement by a step of the
stack 6 ofcapsules head capsule 9 selectively reaches therelease section 8. - Each advancement line L develops in a substantially horizontal straight direction from the rear part to the front part of the
upper base 10 of thecoffee machine 1. The advancement lines L are thus parallel and are ordered in a common horizontal plan. - In a case where there is more than one advancement line L, as shown, a
conveyor 13 is present below therelease sections 8, whichconveyor 13 is suitable to convey thehead capsule 9 released by therelease section 8 of any advancement line L by gravitational fall towards the infusor. - The
conveyor 13 is configured with tworamps central section 21 exhibiting a release opening of the capsule by gravitation fall to the underlying infusion chamber in the infusor. - The
conveyor 13 furtherexhibits containing walls 22 suitable for keeping the orientation (horizontal in the present case) of the axis A of the capsules unaltered during the sliding and/or rolling. - In an extreme case of a single advancement line L the
conveyor 13 can be absent as therelease section 8 can release thehead capsule 9 directly to the infusor to which therelease section 8 is vertically aligned. - Each advancement line L comprises a support and
guide channel 14 in which thestack 6 ofcapsules - The conveying means comprise and
conveyor screw 11 for each advancement line L. - The
channel 14 and theconveyor screw 11 exhibit the straight longitudinal axis thereof parallel to the straight development direction of the advancement line L. Thechannel 14 exhibits, at an upper side thereof,windows 16 having a complementary shape to thecapsules capsules corresponding window 16 with a compulsory orientation suitable for correct engagement with theconveyor screw 11. - In particular, each
window 16 exhibits a substantially complementary shape to the shape of the section of thecapsule capsule - The
windows 16 all exhibit a same orientation such as to guarantee the positioning with the same orientation of all thecapsules channel 14, in particular with the axis A parallel and lying in a common vertical plane. - The axis A of the
capsules channel 14 in particular is slightly inclined with respect to the axis of thechannel 14 itself - All the
channels 14 provided are positioned in ahousing 17 present at the upper base of thecoffee machine 1 and the housing is provided with anopenable cover 18 which allows direct access to thechannels 14 by the user. - The
conveyor screw 11 can be of a spring type (not shown) or of a screw type (shown). - In the case of a conveyor screw of the spring type each capsule is positioned between two adjacent spires of the conveyor screw.
- In the illustrated case, of a screw type conveyor screw, the
thread 12 of the screwtype conveyor screw 11 engages thecapsules stack 6 present in thechannel 14. Thechannel 14 exhibits, in this case, a longitudinal opening 15 for penetration internally thereof of the screwtype conveyor screw 11. In particular, the screwtype conveyor screw 11 is in a position underlying thechannel 14. The pitch of the screwtype conveyor screw 11 is such as to enable positioning of eachcapsule stack 6 between two adjacent crests of thethread 12 of the screwtype conveyor screw 11. The pitch of the screwtype conveyor screw 11 is about the same as the height in the axial direction of thecapsules - A
motor 23 is present in each advancement line L, at the rear position of theupper base 10 of thecoffee machine 1, with a connected reducer, for activating theconveyor screw 11. - The
conveyor screw 11 exhibits, at thebase 26, acam 24 for activating amicroswitch 25 for halting rotation of themotor 23. - The
cam 24 is suitable for activating the microswitch at each 360° rotation of theconveyor screw 11, which corresponds to the advancing of thestack 6 ofcapsules - Each manual activating command lastly comprises a
button 27 which is suitable for activating themotor 23 of the respective advancement line L in rotation. - The
buttons 27 are present at thecontrol panel 3 of thecoffee machine 1, each located in a position before the respective advancement line L. - The functioning of the
coffee machine 1, with reference to the illustrated solution with theconveyor screw 11 of the screw-type, is briefly as follows. - On first use of the coffee machine, the user loads the
capsules cover 18. - For each advancement line L, the user positions the
capsules channel 14, introducing them each orientated through arespective window 16. - Thus a
stack 6 ofcapsules thread 12 of theconveyor screw 11 which penetrates radially internally of thechannel 14 via the opening 15. - In a hypothetical case in which each advancement line L is loaded with
capsules control button 27. - The
button 27 activates themotor 23 which halts when thecam 24 activates themicroswitch 25, i.e. when theconveyor screw 11 performs a 360° rotation about the axis thereof. - During the rotation, the
conveyor screw 11 pushes with thethread 12 against the base of thecapsules stack 6 to advance by a step. - By effect of the advancing by a step, the
head capsule 9 reaches therelease section 8 which it leaves by gravitation fall, falling such as to be received in theunderlying conveyor 13 along which it slides and rolls, still by gravitational effect, up to reaching the opening of thesection 21 such as finally to fall into the open infusion chamber with the axis A thereof already orientated in the direction of reciprocal translation of the mobile parts which form the infusion chamber. - The command electronics of the
coffee machine 1, following the pressing of the button, are able to manage the performing of the infusion cycle, by commanding the closure of the infusion chamber after the capsule has reached the infusion chamber. - By effect of the advancement of the
stack 6 by a step, thecapsule 7 adjacent to the just-releasedhead capsule 9 is brought into the head position of thestack 6 and is ready to be released upon the next activation of thebutton 27. - In practice the materials used, as well as the dimensions thereof, can be any, according to needs and the state of the art.
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- A coffee machine (1) exhibiting a selective loading device of a coffee capsule into an infusor, wherein said loading device comprises at least an advancement line (L) exhibiting at least a motorised conveyor screw (11) for moving, at a determined step, at least a stack (6) of capsules (7, 9) along a for support and guide channel (14) for the advancement of said stack of capsules (7, 9) towards a release section (8), and manual command means for enabling advancement by a step of said at least a stack of capsules (7, 9), said channel (14) exhibiting, at an upper side thereof, windows (16) having a complementary shape to the capsules (7, 9) for introduction of each of the capsules (7, 9) into a corresponding window (16) with a compulsory orientation suitable for correct engagement with the conveyor screw (11), and wherein said advancement line (L) develops from the rear part to the front part of the upper coffee machine (1).
- The coffee machine (1) according to the preceding claim, characterised in that said channel (14) and said conveyor screw (11) exhibit longitudinal axes that are straight and parallel to the straight development direction of said advancement line (L).
- The coffee machine (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that said advancement line (L) exhibits a straight development.
- The coffee machine (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that said advancement line (L) develops substantially horizontally.
- The coffee machine (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that said channel (14) is positioned in a housing (17) present at the upper base (10) of the coffee machine (1) and provided with an openable cover (18) for access to the channel (14).
- The coffee machine (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that it exhibits a plurality of advancement lines (L), and in that a descending fixed conveyor (13) is positioned below the respective release sections (8), which conveyor (13) is common to all the advancement lines (L) provided, along which conveyor (13) the capsule (9) released by a release section (8) is slidable and/or rotatable by gravitational fall towards a section (21) which is vertically aligned to the underlying infusor.
- The coffee machine (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that said conveyor screw (11) exhibits, at the base (26), an activating cam (24) of a microswitch (25) for interrupting the rotation of the motor (23) which activates said conveyor screw (11) when the stack (6) of capsules (7, 9) advances by a step.
- The coffee machine (1) according to the preceding claim, characterised in that said motor (23) is positioned at the rear portion of the upper base (10) of the coffee machine (1).
- The coffee machine (1) according to the preceding claim, characterised in that said conveyor screw (11) is a spring-type conveyor screw.
- The coffee machine (1) according to any claim from 1 to 8, characterised in that said conveyor screw (11) is a screw-type conveyor screw.
- The coffee machine (1) according to the preceding claim, characterised in that said channel (14) exhibits a longitudinal opening (15) internally of which the conveyor screw (11) can penetrate.
- The coffee machine (1) according to the preceding claim, characterised in that said conveyor screw (11) is in a position underlying said channel (14).
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